1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 1: Day, twenty twenty three. Go buy sofa it feels like 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: yesterday was this July fourth. 3 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast, a weekly 4 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 2: conversation about mental health, personal development, and all the small 5 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 2: decisions we can make to become the best possible versions 6 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 2: of ourselves. I'm your host, Doctor Joy Harden Bradford, a 7 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:39,239 Speaker 2: licensed psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information or to 8 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:42,839 Speaker 2: find a therapist in your area, visit our website at 9 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 2: Therapy for Blackgirls dot com. 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Her writing and astro guidance have appeared in 28 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 2: places like Bustle, Essence, and on TLC. She is also 29 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 2: the first black woman astrologer to have a nationally syndicated 30 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 2: daily horoscope column, which can be found online and in 31 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 2: newspapers across the US and Canada. In our Conversation Today, 32 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 2: Mecca provides us with astrological context for some of the 33 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 2: biggest pop culture even to the year, explains the significance 34 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:39,359 Speaker 2: of this year's various transits and retrogrades, and shares how 35 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 2: we can integrate the astrological lessons from twenty twenty three 36 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 2: into our aspirations for twenty twenty four. If something resonates 37 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 2: with you while enjoying our conversation, please share with us 38 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 2: on social media using the hashtag TBG in session or 39 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 2: join us over in the sister circles to talk more 40 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 2: about the episode. You can join us community dot therapy 41 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 2: for Blackgirls dot com. Here's our conversation, Mecca. Thank you 42 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 2: so much for joining us again this year. It feels 43 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 2: like such a treat every year to have a conversation 44 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 2: with you, So thank you for joining me again today. 45 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 3: Thank you, Joy. It's always a pleasure to be here. 46 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 3: I'm so happy to be back. 47 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 2: Yes, yeah, so you gave us lots of great information 48 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 2: when you were with us earlier this year, but we 49 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 2: were bringing you back for a conversation to wrap up 50 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,920 Speaker 2: the year and look toward twenty twenty four. Yeah. So, 51 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 2: when you think back over twenty twenty three, what words 52 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 2: would you use to describe the year? From an astrological perspective. 53 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 3: I think that this past year, I think it's been 54 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 3: a mixture of an awakening. I think a lot of 55 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 3: people have been able to say that there's still so 56 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 3: much work to be done with regards to the state 57 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 3: of the world and where it's at. And I think 58 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 3: there were people who didn't realize how serious this work 59 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 3: and how necessary this work is. And so I think 60 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 3: a lot, a lot of people were very much like, 61 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 3: this is what we've been saying for a long time, 62 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 3: and now people are starting to pay attention and see 63 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 3: with their own eyes just how crucial of a moment 64 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 3: that we're all in right now. So I feel definitely 65 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 3: there was an awakening period. I think it also felt 66 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:23,559 Speaker 3: very chaotic too, like just one day to the next, 67 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 3: not knowing what to expect, so the unexpected, like embracing change, 68 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 3: embracing the unexpected. I think those are kind of like 69 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 3: some of the themes that I think took place this 70 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 3: past year. 71 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, it feels like you've been with us 72 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 2: every year, I think for the past what two to 73 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 2: three years, And I know we had a conversation pretty 74 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,479 Speaker 2: early on in the pandemic, and I'm curious to know, 75 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:47,039 Speaker 2: like what this three year stretch between twenty twenty and 76 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 2: twenty twenty three, because I feel like you said some 77 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 2: variation of those same things every year, But it feels 78 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 2: like there's an extended stretch of chaos and awakening happening 79 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 2: since the pandemic. Can you speak to that a little Yeah? 80 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:02,600 Speaker 3: Sure, So if you may remember the last time we spoke, 81 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,480 Speaker 3: I was talking a little bit about planet Pluto. I 82 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 3: know that astronomers demoted Pluto, but in astrology we still 83 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,839 Speaker 3: use Pluto as a planet. And I mentioned that Pluto 84 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 3: is one of those planets that tends to coincide with 85 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 3: like generational events and experiences. So this planet, it's been 86 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 3: in Capricorn since two thousand and eight, and it had 87 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 3: a lot to do with a lot of the growing 88 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 3: increasing institutional power that we've been seeing with regards to 89 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 3: like authoritarianism and a lot of governments and companies having 90 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:37,720 Speaker 3: more power than they should or that feels comfortable, right. 91 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 3: And so whenever you have these really major planets, like 92 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 3: a planet like Pluto switching signs or changing signs, that 93 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 3: usually marks a new chapter in terms of like our 94 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 3: history and our evolution in terms of like human beings 95 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 3: and the collective right. And so earlier this year, Pluto 96 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 3: had left Capricorn for Aquarius, and if you might remember, 97 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,479 Speaker 3: I was talking about how Aquarius is a sign that 98 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 3: it's connected to the collective, the community, and when Pluto 99 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 3: is in that sign, it's a time when we find 100 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 3: that people find themselves like fighting back against things like 101 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 3: tyranny and corruption and wanting to push back. And we 102 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 3: saw a lot of that taking place with the strikes 103 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 3: that were taking place, you know, in terms of work 104 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 3: in labor. We saw that a lot of people over 105 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 3: the past couple of years becoming more interested in politics 106 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 3: and government and the way that it works. So when 107 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 3: we talk about these things that have been happening since 108 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:42,480 Speaker 3: the pandemic, it feels like the business is unfinished because 109 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:46,719 Speaker 3: this is a very slow moving planet that we're working with, 110 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 3: and that coincides with really big, like I said, generational 111 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 3: experiences and events. So this is like continuation of that, 112 00:06:55,360 --> 00:07:02,360 Speaker 3: and how long might we expect Pluto to kind of right, 113 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 3: So the thing with astrology is that because there are 114 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 3: more than one planet, right, there's different iterations of the 115 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 3: same theme. And like other planets that are doing things 116 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 3: that we can draw some information from. But with Pluto 117 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 3: in particular, it has such a wide orbit because it 118 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 3: moves so slowly. So for example, if we talk about 119 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 3: how long it takes for Pluto to make a full 120 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 3: cycle around the Sun, that's two hundred and forty eight years. 121 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 3: So Pluto can stay in a sign from anywhere between 122 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 3: like thirteen to twenty years. That's how wide the orbit is. 123 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 3: And so this Pluto and Aquarius transit. We're going to 124 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 3: have Pluto Aquarius until twenty forty four, so that's quite 125 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 3: a long time, right. So over this period of time 126 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 3: while Pluto's and Aquarius, we're going to start to see 127 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 3: a lot of different changes in the realm of like technology, 128 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 3: because Aquarius is also associated with technology, so we're going 129 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 3: to see a lot more revolutionizing with regards to technology. 130 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 3: But of course, because Pluto also represents it's like the 131 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 3: shadowy side of life, or like the underbelly of life, 132 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 3: we can also see the downsides of that, like, for example, 133 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 3: I know a lot of people are worried about cybersecurity. 134 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 3: Right before when we would talk about, for example, war 135 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 3: and conflict, Now it's a thing where you can actually 136 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 3: have war and conflict by way of technology and online 137 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 3: and things of that nature. So that's the downside of 138 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 3: the Pluto Aquarius this transit, but it can also bring 139 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 3: about good things too. It can bring about people working 140 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 3: collectively together to change things and improve things. So yeah, 141 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 3: this is definitely one of those transits that is fueling 142 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 3: a lot of what we're seeing right now, and definitely 143 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 3: it's a long transit, so it's one of those things 144 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 3: where we're going to have to come strap in and 145 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 3: really recognize that like this is not It reminds me 146 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 3: of the phrase it's a marathon, not a sprint in 147 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 3: terms of where we're going and what we're doing right now. 148 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, got it. So I'm wondering if you could give 149 00:08:57,200 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 2: us some insights based on astrology related to some of 150 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 2: the pop culture phenomenon we've seen this year. So the 151 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,320 Speaker 2: first one is there have been a lot of like 152 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 2: celebrity breakups in like relationshipship. Yeah, yeah, what would you 153 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 2: say about all of it? 154 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:15,319 Speaker 3: Yeah, So I had attributed to two things. So we 155 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 3: had a Venus retrograde earlier this year, took place over 156 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 3: the summer. And so Venus and astrology is a planet 157 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 3: that is connected to love, romance, relationships, reciprocity, and of 158 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 3: course like our personal values, and when we talk about 159 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 3: romantic relationships, it's always important that partners share values, right 160 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:36,559 Speaker 3: like we care about the same things, we want the 161 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 3: same things out of life in terms of having a 162 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 3: healthy relationship with a partner. And when Venus goes retrograde, 163 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:45,839 Speaker 3: So anytime a planet goes retrograde, the idea is that 164 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 3: this planet is retracing its step is going back. We're 165 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 3: reflecting or reassessing something that planet represents. So whenever Venus 166 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 3: goes retrograde, it's a time when we are reflecting on 167 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 3: our relationships. We are assessing what we want in relationship, 168 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 3: what we want for ourselves, reassessing things that have to 169 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 3: do with like self worth. And it's not uncommon for 170 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 3: breakups to happen when Venus girls retrograde because people decide, 171 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 3: like I think, I want something different. We're not on 172 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 3: the same page anymore. We don't want the same things 173 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 3: or I want something. In this past year, if you noticed, 174 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 3: Venus was retrograde, So it goes retrograde a different signs, 175 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 3: So this past year it was retrograding the sign of Leo. 176 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 3: So Leo is associated with like celebrities, actors, creatives, people 177 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 3: who are in the spotlight right at the same time, 178 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 3: Leo is also a sign that's connected to the self. 179 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 3: So you had a lot of people who are like, 180 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:42,359 Speaker 3: I'm choosing myself, you know, I'm choosing my own happiness, 181 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 3: my own path, my own way. And that was one 182 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 3: of the things that I noticed about some of these 183 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 3: separations that were happening of people being like I just 184 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 3: want to do me right, So that was one of them. 185 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 3: The other thing, too, is that we also have the 186 00:10:56,880 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 3: transiting nodes, So the South node in a north node. 187 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 3: In astrology, these are points that have to do with 188 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,080 Speaker 3: where energy is coming in. Like the North node. It's 189 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 3: kind of the direction, like our destiny, the path that 190 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:13,679 Speaker 3: we're moving towards. The self node represents something that is 191 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 3: fading or being weakened or cleared out of our life 192 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:20,559 Speaker 3: in some way. And so right now the north node 193 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 3: is in Aris and the self node is in Libra, 194 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 3: so Aris is a sign that is also connected to 195 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 3: the South. It's a very meme me kind of sign. 196 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 3: But the beauty of areas is that it gives us, 197 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 3: like the confidence, the passion to go for things that 198 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 3: we want and to establish our own individuality right, our 199 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 3: own personhood. Libra, on the other hand, is a sign 200 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:47,200 Speaker 3: that's connected to things like marriage and partnership and relationships, 201 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 3: and so, being that the self node is currently in 202 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:53,959 Speaker 3: Libra and Venus is the planet that rules over Libra, 203 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 3: that also would speak to a lot of relationships right 204 00:11:57,160 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 3: now being dissolved at this time because they're not in 205 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 3: alignment with where we're headed in terms of a person's life, 206 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:06,440 Speaker 3: it's not in alignment with where someone is headed. So 207 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:08,440 Speaker 3: that would speak to like why a lot of these 208 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 3: breakups and things like that were happening. 209 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, okay, I'm also curious if there is any astrological 210 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 2: tie into the success of Renaissance, both the tour and 211 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:19,079 Speaker 2: the movie. 212 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 3: I know that Beyonce is a Virgo when I think 213 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 3: about Venus and Leo, even though Venus was retrograde over 214 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 3: the summer. Like I said, Leo is also a sign 215 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 3: that's connected to fun, joy, excitement, celebrity, and I think 216 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 3: sometimes with retrogrades they can also be a good time 217 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 3: to reconnect with certain parts of ourselves as well. And 218 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:43,960 Speaker 3: I think coming out of the pandemic with a lot 219 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 3: of people hungry for connection and fun and being able 220 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 3: to get dressed up and all these kinds of things, 221 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 3: I think that might have contributed to some of the 222 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 3: success with Renaissance was that people are really hungry for concert, 223 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:01,319 Speaker 3: growing experience, the fund and all of that that goes 224 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:01,839 Speaker 3: into it. 225 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, okay, one more, what about Rihanna and announcing her 226 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 2: pregnancy at the Super Bowl. 227 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 3: That day in particular, I do remember that's when Jupiter 228 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:16,839 Speaker 3: was in Aries, and if I'm not mistaken, Rihanna is 229 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:19,400 Speaker 3: an Aries rising and I think she also has a 230 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 3: moon in Aries. So like your rising sign has to 231 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 3: do with your image, it's kind of part of your 232 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 3: persona in terms of your public image. And when Jupiter 233 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 3: comes around, Jupiter can be good in terms of sharing 234 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:36,200 Speaker 3: big announcements or sometimes Jupiter can also be connected to 235 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 3: new opportunities or new beginnings as well, so that could 236 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:43,439 Speaker 3: have played a role. I remember she wore a lot 237 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 3: of red that night, and red is connected to Aries, 238 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 3: so she was definitely like embodying that arias rising of 239 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 3: passion and power and confidence. Those are like things that 240 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 3: are associated with areas. 241 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 2: Got it? Got it? Okay? So the other thing that 242 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 2: we've seen this year is multiple mercury retrograde. Yes, I 243 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 2: know you talked about this a little bit the last 244 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 2: time we chatted, But what did that mean for our 245 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 2: routines this year? 246 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 3: Right? So when we talk about mercury retrograde, the rule 247 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:14,719 Speaker 3: of thumb is that it's always about review and reassessment. 248 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 2: Right. 249 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:18,960 Speaker 3: Mercury is the planet that's connected to information and communication. 250 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 3: We are ending twenty twenty three with mercury retrograde. So 251 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 3: people may have some issues with holiday travel and things 252 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 3: like that, or buying gifts, the shipping and receiving, and 253 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 3: there could be mistakes with getting double charged because commerce 254 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 3: is also a part of something that Mercury has rulership over. 255 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 3: So whenever Mercury goes retrograde, you always want to cross 256 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 3: your t's dot your eyes when it comes to information communication, dates, facts, figures, 257 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 3: because it could be hard to verify those things or 258 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 3: you might find it there's like mistakes or errors or 259 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 3: delays or things like that when it comes to a 260 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 3: Mercury retrograde. With regards to our routine, it's always important 261 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 3: to be flexible as flexible as possible because usually Mercury 262 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 3: retrograde will bring up things last minute, things that might 263 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 3: be outside of our control that we have to pivot, 264 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 3: or there could be like last minute cancellations or things 265 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 3: of that nature. So I always find that it's really 266 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 3: important to be really flexible with our schedule, with our 267 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 3: plans whenever Mercury goes retrograde, and also to if it's 268 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 3: possible not to pack your schedule too full just in 269 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 3: case something comes up, or also to just the Mercury 270 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 3: retrograde exhaustion because mercury is also connected to our nervous system, 271 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 3: so sometimes when mercury is really busy or active in 272 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 3: the sky, it can also be a time where we 273 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 3: just feel like overwhelmed, like our circuits are fried. So resting, 274 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 3: taking time out, unplugging, all of those things are good 275 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 3: things to do routine wise when it comes to mercury retrograde. 276 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 2: Now, Mecca, you given the folks a little bit of 277 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 2: travel PTSD because wasn't it last year where people were 278 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 2: like stranded in the airports and like these at a 279 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 2: time there were no flights? Was there retrograde then too? 280 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, So mercury went retrograde on December twenty ninth of 281 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 3: twenty twenty two, so that would have been around the 282 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 3: holiday season right carrying into the new year of twenty 283 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 3: twenty three. Yeah, that would have definitely been attributed to 284 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 3: the holiday travel mess. So yeah, so we have that 285 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 3: coming around again this time because mercury is retrograde this 286 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 3: time from December twelfth to January first, So this is 287 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 3: definitely going to be a time where people are going 288 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 3: to have to be as flexible with their travel plans 289 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 3: as possible. 290 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 2: Okay, so Mecca when you're looking at your calendar, what 291 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 2: exactly are you looking at? What details are there? 292 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 3: Oh? Yeah, So I have a planetary calendar that tells 293 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:53,120 Speaker 3: me where the planets are going to be each day, 294 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 3: so it allows me to go back in time and 295 00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 3: see what was going on a certain day. I mean 296 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 3: have an app for that too that I use for 297 00:17:02,920 --> 00:17:05,199 Speaker 3: looking at charts, and charts have to do with like 298 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 3: where the planets are, where they're positioned in the sky, 299 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:10,440 Speaker 3: and that gives us information in terms of what's going 300 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 3: on from day to day, months and months, year to year, 301 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:15,679 Speaker 3: even hour to hour. There's something I don't know if 302 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:19,879 Speaker 3: you've ever heard of something called planetary hours, but basically, 303 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 3: there's a planet that rules each hour of the day, 304 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 3: and based on what that planet represents, if you are 305 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 3: doing something during that hour, based on that planet, it 306 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 3: can give you some extra help or boost in terms 307 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:35,200 Speaker 3: of what you're doing. So, for example, if you're doing 308 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 3: something during a mercury hour, it could be good for 309 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 3: correspondence and like reaching out to people and phone calls, emails, 310 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:44,639 Speaker 3: meetings like that kind of thing. If you are doing something, 311 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:48,720 Speaker 3: let's say during a moon hour, the moon is connected 312 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 3: to families connected to women, it's connected to emotional wellbeing 313 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:56,680 Speaker 3: and nourishment. Food, it could be those kinds of things. 314 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 3: So there's actually a couple of different apps that people 315 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:02,840 Speaker 3: can use that is specifically for planetary hours if they 316 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 3: want to learn how to like work with the planets 317 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 3: day to day. 318 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:10,399 Speaker 2: Okay, wow, so we get really granular now, yeah, I 319 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:14,400 Speaker 2: love it. So what do we have to look forward 320 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:17,120 Speaker 2: to in twenty twenty four in terms of mercury retrograde? 321 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:19,360 Speaker 2: It's like, how many should we be expecting next year? 322 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 3: That is a good question. So let me see. I'm 323 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:29,560 Speaker 3: looking at my calendar here, so one, two, three, Yeah, 324 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 3: we have three. We'll starting the year with a murcury 325 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:36,120 Speaker 3: retrograde because right like, it ends on January first, twenty 326 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:40,679 Speaker 3: twenty four, and then the next mercury retrograde will be 327 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:44,680 Speaker 3: on April first, and that'll allows from April first into 328 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:49,120 Speaker 3: April twenty fifth. Then again we have another mercury retrograde 329 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:53,399 Speaker 3: that happens on August fourth, and it depends on like 330 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:55,199 Speaker 3: if you're on the East or West coast, So like 331 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 3: if you're on Pacific time, it's August fourth, if you're 332 00:18:57,880 --> 00:19:00,640 Speaker 3: on East Coast time, it's August fifth, and that will 333 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 3: run until August twenty eighth, and then we end the 334 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:08,399 Speaker 3: year again with another retrograde, Mercury retrograde from November twenty 335 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 3: fifth to December fifteenth. 336 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:11,960 Speaker 2: Yeah. 337 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:14,479 Speaker 3: So, I mean when we talk about retrograde, like murcury retrograde, 338 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:16,880 Speaker 3: it's not uncommon for it to go retrograde about three 339 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:21,399 Speaker 3: or four times a year because Mercury travels. It's one 340 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:25,120 Speaker 3: of the fastest moving planets that we have, so it's 341 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 3: constantly going back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. 342 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:31,040 Speaker 3: So usually during those times is when we have issues 343 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:34,760 Speaker 3: and breakdowns with communication. Sometimes cars travel, you know, all 344 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:37,800 Speaker 3: those kinds of things. So yeah, so those dates or 345 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 3: when Mercury will be retrograded for twenty twenty. 346 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:54,960 Speaker 2: Four, got it more from our conversation after the break Okay, Mega, 347 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:58,360 Speaker 2: So how else might twenty twenty four look different? From 348 00:19:58,440 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 2: an astrological perspective? 349 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:06,400 Speaker 3: So we have planet Jupiter moving into Gemini in May 350 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 3: of twenty twenty four and the May. So Jupiter is 351 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:12,879 Speaker 3: a planet that's connected to growth and expansion, some of 352 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 3: the ways in which we grow. When we're working with Jupiter, 353 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 3: it could be going to school, getting a degree, learning 354 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:23,000 Speaker 3: new skills or learning new things. Traveling can also be 355 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:28,160 Speaker 3: a very Jupiter thing. Jupiter also helps us to seek 356 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 3: out things that inspire us, things that puts us in 357 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:35,360 Speaker 3: search for, like meaningful experiences. So with Jupiter moving to Gemini, 358 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:39,320 Speaker 3: Gemini is a sign of communication. So the last time 359 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:42,200 Speaker 3: Jupiter was in Gemini would have been about twelve years ago, 360 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:46,640 Speaker 3: so that would have been I think, what twenty twenty twelve. Yeah, 361 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 3: so if you guys can think back to like new 362 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 3: experiences or new things that you did back in twenty twelve, 363 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:55,359 Speaker 3: if you can think back, like what was happening for 364 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:57,399 Speaker 3: you in terms of like school, were you in school 365 00:20:57,440 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 3: at that time, were you interested in trying new things 366 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 3: like we did, any like new experiences that you have. 367 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:08,080 Speaker 3: Because with Gemini it's a very multifaceted sign. So when 368 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 3: Jupiter gets there, we find that we have a lot 369 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 3: of different interests all at one time. We may want 370 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:15,719 Speaker 3: to try a lot of different things. Jupiter and Gemini 371 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 3: also encourage us to open and broaden our mind, so 372 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:22,399 Speaker 3: it could be a time for taking classes and meeting 373 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 3: new people and engaging in experiences that help us to 374 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:30,720 Speaker 3: see the world through a different lens or perspective. Gemini 375 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:34,160 Speaker 3: is also a sign that teaches us it's okay to 376 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 3: change our mind and that we're made up of all 377 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:41,240 Speaker 3: these complex, different moving parts. So when Jupiter enters that sign, 378 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:45,560 Speaker 3: it's a time to not necessarily make up your mind 379 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 3: about things, you know, is it time to like entertain 380 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 3: different perspectives and different schools of thought and to meet 381 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:53,960 Speaker 3: different people, go to different places. It can be a 382 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 3: really wonderful transit in terms of just like exploration and 383 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 3: feed your curiosity. 384 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:03,880 Speaker 2: Okay, got it. I was trying to think, like, oh, 385 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 2: it feels like something happened in twenty twelve. I got 386 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 2: married in twenty twelve, So I'm like, what a want? 387 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:13,239 Speaker 2: What's your what's your rising sign? Again? Now, Mecca, I 388 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 2: have no idea. I was on October tenth, so I'm 389 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 2: a Libra and already anything beyond. 390 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:22,400 Speaker 3: It because I'm trying to think about, like, so if 391 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 3: we just go with your son sign Gemini rules your 392 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 3: ninth house to ninth house. Stuff can sometimes be connected 393 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 3: to like growth and opportunity or new experiences of course, 394 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 3: like we grow, you know, if we get married, like 395 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:38,280 Speaker 3: that's something new. So for anyone who's listening, if you 396 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 3: want to know what kind of gifts Jupiter and Gemini 397 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 3: is going to be bringing you next year. You want 398 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 3: to get a copy of your birth chart. You want 399 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:47,360 Speaker 3: to find the house or the area of your chart 400 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:52,919 Speaker 3: that Gemini influences or resides, and that's where Jupiter is 401 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 3: going to be bringing you some joy or some luck 402 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 3: or some help next year. 403 00:22:57,200 --> 00:22:59,320 Speaker 2: So the other thing that we have happening in twenty 404 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:02,439 Speaker 2: twenty four is an election, an election season. So is 405 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:05,119 Speaker 2: there anything that you can tell us or anything astrology 406 00:23:05,359 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 2: was that you're thinking about in terms of an election cycle? 407 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:11,159 Speaker 3: This is the problem, right, Like this happened with the 408 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 3: last presidential election when you have mercury retrograde, right, And 409 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 3: what happens is mercury retrograde like happening around an election 410 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:26,719 Speaker 3: usually brings up stuff where the election gets contested in 411 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 3: some way. And the reason why is because mercury, like 412 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:35,920 Speaker 3: I said, rules over information. Mercury is like the ballots 413 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:38,720 Speaker 3: that we cast and the machine is that count the 414 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 3: ballots and all of that. So I don't know who 415 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 3: does this. I don't know, like why do we plan 416 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:48,640 Speaker 3: elections around mercury retrograde? I wish that some of these 417 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:52,439 Speaker 3: politicians people in government actually worked with astrolleris to be like, 418 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:55,639 Speaker 3: this is not an ideal time to do an election, 419 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 3: you know, or something that this is important because we 420 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 3: need the planet of information to be strong and moving 421 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:04,920 Speaker 3: forward in the sky so that we can make sure 422 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 3: that we can verify the votes and the facts and 423 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:09,879 Speaker 3: things like that and there won't be someone being like, oh, 424 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 3: we need to do over or we're contesting that or whatever. 425 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:16,399 Speaker 3: So that is one thing that does give me pause 426 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 3: with regards to the election. I mean, just watching some 427 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:21,200 Speaker 3: of the stuff that's been going down this past year 428 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:25,479 Speaker 3: with regards to the Republican Party and Democratic you know, 429 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:28,280 Speaker 3: this is definitely going to be another sort of battleground 430 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 3: situation I think where we really are going to have 431 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 3: to stay vigilant in terms of what happens, like in 432 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:38,879 Speaker 3: terms of the outcome. I imagine that it's going to 433 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:44,160 Speaker 3: be another chaotic situation like it was before because again, 434 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 3: a lot of the planetary alignments that are in place 435 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:52,119 Speaker 3: right now, they are repeating themes that we've seen in 436 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 3: the past with regards to like revolutions and wars, and 437 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:04,600 Speaker 3: just think that feel scary right now, you know. I 438 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 3: think when we spoke before, I can't remember it was 439 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 3: this past year or the year before, but I was 440 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:12,719 Speaker 3: saying that we have a planetary signature that's taking place 441 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:16,879 Speaker 3: that was also happening around back in the thirties and 442 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:20,480 Speaker 3: forties when Hitler rose to power. We're having a repeat 443 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:22,639 Speaker 3: of that cycle now, which is why we're seeing a 444 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:25,720 Speaker 3: lot of authoritarians take over and a lot of these 445 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:28,320 Speaker 3: governments taking place in the rise of fascism and things 446 00:25:28,359 --> 00:25:31,080 Speaker 3: of that nature. And just thinking about all of that 447 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 3: with regard to the United States election, I think that 448 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:38,520 Speaker 3: we should be prepared for some twists and turns and surprises, 449 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 3: and that we're not out as a clear yet with 450 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:44,160 Speaker 3: regards to what's going on right now. 451 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:47,360 Speaker 2: So what else might we be on the lookout for 452 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:49,879 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty four, Like either things to be excited 453 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 2: about or maybe things to be cautious about. 454 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:55,840 Speaker 3: I think it's a mixture of both. I remember having 455 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 3: a conversation with someone earlier this year and they were 456 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:04,520 Speaker 3: asking me, will this year be hopeful? And I was like, yeah, 457 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 3: kind of yes. 458 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 1: Yeah. 459 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 2: It didn't didn't sound very convincing. 460 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:14,159 Speaker 1: I know. 461 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:16,879 Speaker 3: I know for me, when I think about what to 462 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:18,919 Speaker 3: look forward to, like I said, I think the Jupiter 463 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 3: and Gemini transit can be something to look forward to 464 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:23,680 Speaker 3: because wherever Jupiter goes and brings some gifts with it. 465 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 3: And I think this could be a great time to 466 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:31,080 Speaker 3: engage in activities and interests that like feed your curiosity. 467 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:32,960 Speaker 3: Things you want to learn, new things, you want to try, 468 00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 3: new places you want to go. Right, that could be 469 00:26:35,119 --> 00:26:38,720 Speaker 3: a place where we can derive some joy or pleasure from. 470 00:26:39,119 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 3: I think that when we talk about the idea of hope, 471 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:46,880 Speaker 3: like after just watching certain things transpire over this past year, 472 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 3: you know, hope is one of those things we're definitely 473 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:50,880 Speaker 3: going to have to work at. 474 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 2: You know. 475 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:54,960 Speaker 3: It reminds me of another planetary transit that's taken place 476 00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:58,720 Speaker 3: where we have Saturn and Pisces. And Saturn is a 477 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:02,440 Speaker 3: planet that has a lot to do with hard work, responsibility. 478 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 3: Saturn is the planet that helps us to achieve goals, 479 00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:08,560 Speaker 3: but in order to reach those goals, it often requires 480 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 3: a lot of time, sweat, discipline, reality checks, if you will. 481 00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:17,840 Speaker 3: Pisces is a sign that is connected to dreams, things 482 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:24,200 Speaker 3: that we envision, inspiration, hope, spirituality, and while Saturn is 483 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:27,119 Speaker 3: in Pisces, they moved there earlier in the spring of 484 00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:30,240 Speaker 3: twenty twenty three, and it'll be there until early twenty 485 00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:33,120 Speaker 3: twenty six, like around the spring of twenty twenty six, 486 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 3: And while Saturn is in Pisces, we might find that 487 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:40,800 Speaker 3: we might not feel as joyful that finding like that 488 00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:45,960 Speaker 3: sense of inspiration, finding compassion, even maybe something that's a 489 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:48,040 Speaker 3: little difficult to do with all the things that are 490 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:51,920 Speaker 3: going on in the world right now. But when we 491 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:55,159 Speaker 3: deal with Saturn, Saturn rewards us for the hard work 492 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:58,400 Speaker 3: that we put in, right, and that's usually that satisfaction 493 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:00,440 Speaker 3: of achieving a goal, like I've been through this, I 494 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:03,520 Speaker 3: put in the time, and now I've mastered this thing, 495 00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:06,160 Speaker 3: and now I'm here right like that started from the bottom. 496 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:08,320 Speaker 3: Now we hear. That's kind of like the Saturn model, right. 497 00:28:09,080 --> 00:28:11,520 Speaker 3: And so I think when we talk about what to 498 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:14,199 Speaker 3: look forward to this year, I think we're really going 499 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:19,679 Speaker 3: to have to invest time and energy into creating things 500 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 3: to look forward to. I was talking to a friend 501 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:27,919 Speaker 3: of mine last night and they had experienced like a 502 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:31,640 Speaker 3: really bad health crisis this past year, and we were 503 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:34,960 Speaker 3: talking because they were considering moving to a new state. 504 00:28:35,119 --> 00:28:37,240 Speaker 3: And as we were having a conversation, I was saying, 505 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:40,560 Speaker 3: you know, I think that for black folks, black women, 506 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:44,840 Speaker 3: where we're at in terms of thinking about the future, 507 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 3: I think it's important to still dream and to still 508 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:56,840 Speaker 3: envision something beautiful, right because I think those are things 509 00:28:56,840 --> 00:29:00,400 Speaker 3: that keeps us hopeful, that keeps us going and wanting 510 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 3: to see tomorrow. So I think, you know, as we 511 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:07,120 Speaker 3: think about this new year, this could be a good 512 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:08,800 Speaker 3: time to think about what do you want to create 513 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:10,960 Speaker 3: for yourself? You know, what do you want to create 514 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 3: for the future, and also not only just for our 515 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:16,400 Speaker 3: own personal lives, but also like, is it something that 516 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:19,360 Speaker 3: we can share with others. I think when we talk 517 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:21,920 Speaker 3: about the idea of hope right now, this is something 518 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 3: that we're going to get from each other, watching each 519 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:29,800 Speaker 3: other when and work together, and sharing our energy and 520 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:34,000 Speaker 3: our courage to change things or to live a better life. 521 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:36,840 Speaker 3: So yeah, I don't think it's impossible, but I do 522 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 3: think in terms of like creating something better, I think 523 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:41,160 Speaker 3: it's definitely going to take time and effort. 524 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:43,960 Speaker 2: Got it, got it? Thank you for that. So I 525 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 2: want to ask you about some major themes in our 526 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:48,160 Speaker 2: lives and see if you have any ideas about what 527 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:50,560 Speaker 2: we might be paying attention to or need to think 528 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:53,560 Speaker 2: about in twenty twenty four, So what major themes arise 529 00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 2: when you think about our love lives in twenty twenty four? 530 00:29:56,640 --> 00:30:01,120 Speaker 3: For love, I think that again, So I'm just thinking 531 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 3: about like the South nodes, because we'll still have the 532 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:07,080 Speaker 3: South Noe and Libra. We'll also have some eclipses next year. 533 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:09,520 Speaker 3: So like every year we have eclipses, and eclipses, they 534 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 3: always bring change. They have like a collective meaning in 535 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:13,960 Speaker 3: terms of what they mean, but they also have more 536 00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:17,160 Speaker 3: personal meaning depending on where those eclipses are activating someone's 537 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:21,960 Speaker 3: birth chart. So when we talk about the collective meaning 538 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:27,200 Speaker 3: of these eclipses, especially with Venus ruling that South node 539 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:28,960 Speaker 3: and Libra being on the South node and South node 540 00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:34,479 Speaker 3: energy being weakened right now, I think that what it 541 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:36,600 Speaker 3: is going to do in terms of helping us in 542 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:40,720 Speaker 3: our love life is to change old patterns when it 543 00:30:40,760 --> 00:30:44,040 Speaker 3: comes to love and dating and relationships, like helping us 544 00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:49,680 Speaker 3: to improve our love lives, helping us to get clearer 545 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:53,240 Speaker 3: about what we want with regards to love and relationship. 546 00:30:53,280 --> 00:30:54,959 Speaker 3: I think a lot of people coming out of the 547 00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:57,640 Speaker 3: pandemic are now in a place where they're kind of like, 548 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:00,480 Speaker 3: I'm not willing to compromise on certain things that I 549 00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:03,920 Speaker 3: may have compromised on before prior to the pandemic, right, 550 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:05,959 Speaker 3: like it was a make it or break it moment 551 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:10,760 Speaker 3: for many of us. And so with regards to love 552 00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 3: and romance, I think that it's going to be crucial 553 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:19,080 Speaker 3: to be very thoughtful and intentional about that part of 554 00:31:19,120 --> 00:31:21,080 Speaker 3: our lives. For sure. I think it's just going to 555 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:27,040 Speaker 3: be important to be very intentional there. What about money, money, So, 556 00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:29,640 Speaker 3: like I said, one of the plans that we look 557 00:31:29,680 --> 00:31:32,720 Speaker 3: at when it comes to money is Jupiter. Jupiter moves 558 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:36,400 Speaker 3: into Gemini when we get to the Spring in terms 559 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:40,360 Speaker 3: of money, so money could probably come through just thinking 560 00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:43,840 Speaker 3: about like where people can find money. It will most 561 00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:48,560 Speaker 3: likely come through perhaps freelancing or working like a side 562 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:53,200 Speaker 3: job or side hustle. Because again Gemini is multiples, so 563 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:56,960 Speaker 3: when we talk about making money, you may need to 564 00:31:56,960 --> 00:32:00,200 Speaker 3: think about having multiple streams of income for next year. 565 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:03,800 Speaker 3: Also thinking about different skill sets that you have that 566 00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:11,840 Speaker 3: you might be able to utilize and putting to work tech, education, communications, media. 567 00:32:11,960 --> 00:32:14,200 Speaker 3: These are also going to be areas to watch worth 568 00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:17,440 Speaker 3: regards to employment or making money and things of that nature. 569 00:32:17,880 --> 00:32:20,600 Speaker 3: Jupiter and Gemini also makes me think about how important 570 00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:23,560 Speaker 3: it is not only to diversify your streams of income, 571 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:27,600 Speaker 3: but also thinking about different ways to save your money too, 572 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 3: so like having like different accounts for different things, Especially 573 00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:36,120 Speaker 3: because right now people are really trying to figure out 574 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:38,120 Speaker 3: money and like the financial market has been so up 575 00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:40,640 Speaker 3: and down. I think it's going to be important to 576 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:45,880 Speaker 3: think about diversifying where you're making money, how you're spending it, 577 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:48,400 Speaker 3: how you're saving it, those kinds of things. 578 00:32:48,880 --> 00:32:50,600 Speaker 2: So you've already talked about this a little bit. It 579 00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:52,760 Speaker 2: sounds like in the money answer, but anything to add 580 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:53,680 Speaker 2: related to a career. 581 00:32:54,560 --> 00:32:57,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, So the other planet I was talking about a 582 00:32:57,040 --> 00:33:01,640 Speaker 3: little bit is Saturday m Pisces. Those two planets are 583 00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:06,160 Speaker 3: often associated with career and like aspirations, and I think 584 00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:10,200 Speaker 3: that we've been already kind of seeing this shift, especially 585 00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:12,320 Speaker 3: like with the year of like the Great Resignation, where 586 00:33:12,320 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 3: you had like people leaving their jobs because they were like, 587 00:33:15,240 --> 00:33:17,960 Speaker 3: you know this, this makes me miserable. I'm not into 588 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:21,200 Speaker 3: this anymore. So I think as we continue on, as 589 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:23,080 Speaker 3: we go into this new year, I think a lot 590 00:33:23,120 --> 00:33:24,960 Speaker 3: of people are going to be thinking about what is 591 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:29,479 Speaker 3: fulfilling to me? What do I want to do? With 592 00:33:29,600 --> 00:33:32,200 Speaker 3: my time and energy, not only just for a paycheck, 593 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:35,200 Speaker 3: but that I feel fulfilled in what I do and 594 00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:37,640 Speaker 3: that it feels meaningful to me. And I think that's 595 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:39,400 Speaker 3: going to be a continuation of the themes that people 596 00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:41,680 Speaker 3: are going to be thinking about in terms of career and. 597 00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:45,960 Speaker 2: What about travel with travel. 598 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:48,960 Speaker 3: So it was interesting. I was on social media last 599 00:33:49,040 --> 00:33:52,520 Speaker 3: night just looking around, and I had saw a tweet 600 00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:58,640 Speaker 3: about how Brazil is reinstating their visa application, like if 601 00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:02,400 Speaker 3: you are traveling there for less than ninety days, you 602 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:06,640 Speaker 3: have to complete a visa application in order to get 603 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:10,880 Speaker 3: into the country. Apparently they were saying that this was 604 00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:12,799 Speaker 3: like a new thing because this goes in effect, I 605 00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:16,120 Speaker 3: believe on January tenth, twenty twenty four, and a lot 606 00:34:16,160 --> 00:34:18,399 Speaker 3: of people were thinking that this was new. But from 607 00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:20,200 Speaker 3: just doing a little bit more research, I had found 608 00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:23,200 Speaker 3: out that this was something that was in place prior 609 00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:26,600 Speaker 3: to the pandemic and that it's being restated again. So 610 00:34:26,920 --> 00:34:30,040 Speaker 3: you might see a lot of companies, especially with the 611 00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:32,279 Speaker 3: different conflicts that are going on in the world right now, 612 00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:37,640 Speaker 3: you may see companies, I'm sorry, countries being a little 613 00:34:37,640 --> 00:34:42,040 Speaker 3: bit more stringent about like their borders. You know, in 614 00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:45,200 Speaker 3: terms of being able to freely move and getting in 615 00:34:45,239 --> 00:34:47,760 Speaker 3: and out of the country, So that could be something 616 00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:50,560 Speaker 3: that could affect travel plans. You may have to planned 617 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:53,319 Speaker 3: more in advance, you know, in terms of whatever like 618 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:57,600 Speaker 3: visa requirements or entry requirements that countries might have. I 619 00:34:57,640 --> 00:35:01,120 Speaker 3: think that when we talk talk about like the travel 620 00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:04,200 Speaker 3: industry as a whole, it's still going through a lot 621 00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:08,440 Speaker 3: in terms of infrastructure and labor shortages and things of 622 00:35:08,440 --> 00:35:10,799 Speaker 3: that nature. So that definitely is going to continue to 623 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:13,400 Speaker 3: be something to be mindful of as you're planning travel. 624 00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:15,640 Speaker 3: So again, I think, you know, when it comes to 625 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:19,120 Speaker 3: travels is really going to be about being as flexible 626 00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:23,120 Speaker 3: as you can with regards to like your plans and 627 00:35:23,160 --> 00:35:25,640 Speaker 3: travel dates and things like that. And there could be 628 00:35:25,760 --> 00:35:30,520 Speaker 3: like last minute cancelations and delays and worse than we've 629 00:35:30,520 --> 00:35:32,959 Speaker 3: seen before. So yeah, got it. 630 00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:36,080 Speaker 2: Got it? Okay, so buckle up, everybody, because yeah, a 631 00:35:36,080 --> 00:35:39,480 Speaker 2: little more. Yeah, So I want to read off each 632 00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:41,640 Speaker 2: of the signs and see if you have any keywords 633 00:35:41,680 --> 00:35:44,560 Speaker 2: that you might highlight for each sign for twenty twenty four, 634 00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:46,480 Speaker 2: So what about for aries? 635 00:35:47,680 --> 00:35:50,040 Speaker 3: So for areas, I think this is going to be 636 00:35:50,080 --> 00:35:54,880 Speaker 3: a year to really build and grow community. Areas are 637 00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:57,439 Speaker 3: also going through a period two because I was talking 638 00:35:57,480 --> 00:35:59,880 Speaker 3: a little bit about that North node being in aries 639 00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:02,879 Speaker 3: now and like how the north node points us into 640 00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:04,560 Speaker 3: the direction that we need to go, kind of like 641 00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:07,120 Speaker 3: our north star. So a lot of areas, you know, 642 00:36:07,160 --> 00:36:11,560 Speaker 3: they're going to be coming up in terms of like career, money, love, 643 00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:14,360 Speaker 3: Like this is a time for there's things that you 644 00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:16,360 Speaker 3: want to accomplish, things that you want to do. The 645 00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:18,719 Speaker 3: Cosmos is really behind areas right now in terms of 646 00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:22,520 Speaker 3: being able to get that done and having community support, 647 00:36:22,680 --> 00:36:25,440 Speaker 3: being more involved in your community. Like these may also 648 00:36:25,480 --> 00:36:28,239 Speaker 3: be themes that you see playing out over this new year. 649 00:36:28,719 --> 00:36:35,000 Speaker 3: What about Taurus for Taurists, So money, money may improve 650 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:38,480 Speaker 3: for tauruss I know this past two years or so, 651 00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:42,000 Speaker 3: since like November twenty twenty one, tourists have been going 652 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:45,040 Speaker 3: through a lot of change, a lot of ups and downs. 653 00:36:45,239 --> 00:36:49,240 Speaker 3: So they may finally start to see some of that settle, 654 00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:51,640 Speaker 3: which I know a lot of tourists is like because 655 00:36:51,680 --> 00:36:55,600 Speaker 3: Taurus is like stability and comfort and peace of mind. 656 00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:58,200 Speaker 3: So things have been really in flux for tourists, you know, 657 00:36:58,239 --> 00:37:00,560 Speaker 3: over the past couple of years, So they may start 658 00:37:00,600 --> 00:37:04,760 Speaker 3: to see things quieting down a bit in their life 659 00:37:05,080 --> 00:37:08,440 Speaker 3: and money can definitely be something that they can improve 660 00:37:08,520 --> 00:37:09,040 Speaker 3: for this year. 661 00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:11,840 Speaker 2: What about Gemini, So Geminar gets. 662 00:37:11,719 --> 00:37:15,359 Speaker 3: Jupiter, right, So every time Jupiter visits your sign, which 663 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:19,040 Speaker 3: is once every twelve years, you get some extra luck 664 00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:22,520 Speaker 3: or opportunity. It's almost like being visited by Santa Claus 665 00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:27,320 Speaker 3: for the year. So with Geminis and Gemini, Risings also 666 00:37:27,440 --> 00:37:30,800 Speaker 3: will experience this. But getting Jupiter means that this is 667 00:37:30,840 --> 00:37:34,400 Speaker 3: a great time to think about self development, self growth, 668 00:37:34,440 --> 00:37:37,239 Speaker 3: and expansion, new things that you want to try and do. 669 00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:40,480 Speaker 3: You'll have more going for you this year in terms 670 00:37:40,480 --> 00:37:42,279 Speaker 3: of like being able to get some of those things 671 00:37:42,320 --> 00:37:42,880 Speaker 3: off the ground. 672 00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:45,000 Speaker 2: Okay, what about cancer. 673 00:37:46,080 --> 00:37:50,680 Speaker 3: Okay, so let's see with cancers right now? Cancer cancer 674 00:37:50,760 --> 00:37:54,920 Speaker 3: risings right career right now is a big focal point 675 00:37:55,120 --> 00:37:57,239 Speaker 3: for them, So this could be a time where they 676 00:37:57,280 --> 00:38:00,399 Speaker 3: can really level up in their career, or maybe they're 677 00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:03,280 Speaker 3: thinking about switching careers and going in like an entirely 678 00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:06,080 Speaker 3: new direction. This will be a great time for them 679 00:38:06,120 --> 00:38:09,120 Speaker 3: to do that. Just thinking again about the Jupiter and Gemini, 680 00:38:09,239 --> 00:38:10,880 Speaker 3: this will be a great time to go back to 681 00:38:10,920 --> 00:38:15,120 Speaker 3: school or to even do some self study. In terms 682 00:38:15,120 --> 00:38:19,799 Speaker 3: of like a new interest or topic or field that 683 00:38:19,840 --> 00:38:23,120 Speaker 3: you want to get into. This can be a great 684 00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:26,640 Speaker 3: time to invest in like your skills and learning training 685 00:38:27,120 --> 00:38:29,040 Speaker 3: or just seeing like where your ideas take you. 686 00:38:29,719 --> 00:38:31,240 Speaker 2: Okay, what about for Leo? 687 00:38:33,040 --> 00:38:38,120 Speaker 3: Leo? So I'm thinking about where those areas and liber 688 00:38:38,120 --> 00:38:41,960 Speaker 3: eclipses are happening for Leo for this year. So Leo 689 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:45,560 Speaker 3: travel definitely is going to be a big thing for 690 00:38:45,680 --> 00:38:51,080 Speaker 3: Leo's this year. Traveling if you work in communications or 691 00:38:51,160 --> 00:38:53,840 Speaker 3: media or even thinking about maybe there's a book you 692 00:38:53,880 --> 00:38:57,399 Speaker 3: want to write, or thinking about a podcast you want 693 00:38:57,400 --> 00:39:01,759 Speaker 3: to start, or places that you want to go, this 694 00:39:01,800 --> 00:39:05,600 Speaker 3: is a year for like more adventure and exploration. 695 00:39:06,320 --> 00:39:08,120 Speaker 2: Okay, what about for virgos? 696 00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:15,480 Speaker 3: Virgos? So, Virgos right now are working through some relationship 697 00:39:15,560 --> 00:39:19,719 Speaker 3: stuff and like redefining what partnership and relationships mean to 698 00:39:19,760 --> 00:39:23,520 Speaker 3: them because they have Saturn and Pisces hanging out in 699 00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:28,480 Speaker 3: their partnership zone right now, and whenever Saturn visits your 700 00:39:28,480 --> 00:39:32,359 Speaker 3: partnership zone, it's a time when you are working on 701 00:39:33,360 --> 00:39:38,560 Speaker 3: relationship issues, So how to strengthen them. Perhaps there's maybe 702 00:39:38,719 --> 00:39:42,920 Speaker 3: more boundaries needed with regards to relationships because Virgos tend 703 00:39:42,960 --> 00:39:45,239 Speaker 3: to be people who love to help others and do 704 00:39:45,280 --> 00:39:49,719 Speaker 3: things for other folks, sometimes to their own detriment. And 705 00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:52,520 Speaker 3: so now that Saturdays in Piscy, Saturdays is like, Okay, 706 00:39:52,760 --> 00:39:55,040 Speaker 3: do you have enough time and energy? Like are you 707 00:39:55,120 --> 00:39:57,960 Speaker 3: over extending yourself? Maybe we need to step back a 708 00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:01,480 Speaker 3: little bit and allow other people to take care of themselves. 709 00:40:01,480 --> 00:40:02,920 Speaker 2: So this could be a. 710 00:40:02,880 --> 00:40:06,239 Speaker 3: Time where virgos are working on improving their relationships and 711 00:40:06,280 --> 00:40:07,719 Speaker 3: making their relationships better. 712 00:40:08,719 --> 00:40:24,360 Speaker 2: Okay, more from our conversation after the break. What about 713 00:40:24,400 --> 00:40:25,960 Speaker 2: libra libra? 714 00:40:26,560 --> 00:40:32,160 Speaker 3: So libra are also another sign that's impacted by these 715 00:40:32,239 --> 00:40:38,960 Speaker 3: libra and areas eclipses. Right now, Libras are also thinking 716 00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:42,200 Speaker 3: about partnership, but from a different perspective. I think with 717 00:40:42,360 --> 00:40:47,040 Speaker 3: libras it's going to be being more intentional. I think 718 00:40:47,320 --> 00:40:51,720 Speaker 3: about partnership because libras tend to be very social, very social, 719 00:40:51,840 --> 00:40:56,879 Speaker 3: very friendly folks, but sometimes I find that they can 720 00:40:56,920 --> 00:41:00,520 Speaker 3: be a bit indiscriminate about who they allow out into 721 00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:03,200 Speaker 3: their life or their circle. So I think this is 722 00:41:03,239 --> 00:41:06,640 Speaker 3: a good time to be a little bit more intentional 723 00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:10,280 Speaker 3: about who you're partnering with and pitching your wag into. 724 00:41:11,040 --> 00:41:13,560 Speaker 3: But there can also be some key partnerships that you 725 00:41:13,600 --> 00:41:16,120 Speaker 3: can make throughout the year that could also like help 726 00:41:16,200 --> 00:41:17,839 Speaker 3: you to further your goals. 727 00:41:18,200 --> 00:41:19,960 Speaker 2: Got it? What about Scorpio. 728 00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:21,920 Speaker 3: It's a couple of things that come up when I 729 00:41:21,960 --> 00:41:24,560 Speaker 3: think about Scorpio. I'm just thinking about Saturn being in 730 00:41:24,640 --> 00:41:30,000 Speaker 3: Pisces for scorporeal risings, that's impacting their zone in their 731 00:41:30,080 --> 00:41:34,960 Speaker 3: chart that has to do with creativity and romance. So 732 00:41:35,239 --> 00:41:38,840 Speaker 3: romance may be a little bit like right now for scorporalizings, 733 00:41:39,360 --> 00:41:41,840 Speaker 3: but with Saturn being in the picture, it could be 734 00:41:41,880 --> 00:41:45,080 Speaker 3: a wonderful time to really work on or invest in 735 00:41:45,120 --> 00:41:48,480 Speaker 3: something creative, like your creative project that you might be 736 00:41:48,520 --> 00:41:51,480 Speaker 3: working on, Like maybe if you're a musician or a 737 00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:54,640 Speaker 3: writer or a dancer, Saturn being in that part of 738 00:41:54,640 --> 00:41:56,600 Speaker 3: your chart can be a wonderful time to really like 739 00:41:56,680 --> 00:41:59,480 Speaker 3: invest time in something that you want to share with 740 00:41:59,520 --> 00:42:04,080 Speaker 3: an audience later. I think also too, when we talk 741 00:42:04,120 --> 00:42:08,080 Speaker 3: about these eclipses for Scorpio, it's going to be taking 742 00:42:08,120 --> 00:42:12,399 Speaker 3: place in their health and wellness zones. So this might 743 00:42:12,440 --> 00:42:14,960 Speaker 3: be something that they might want to think about, like 744 00:42:15,200 --> 00:42:17,319 Speaker 3: is it time for a lifestyle change, which just thinking 745 00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:19,799 Speaker 3: a little bit more about work life balance because most 746 00:42:19,800 --> 00:42:23,200 Speaker 3: Scorpios that I know they will push themselves into their 747 00:42:23,239 --> 00:42:27,239 Speaker 3: batteries are completely empty, and so doing things in that 748 00:42:27,320 --> 00:42:29,560 Speaker 3: kind of extreme way may not work right now in 749 00:42:29,640 --> 00:42:31,560 Speaker 3: terms of thinking about like how to have a little 750 00:42:31,600 --> 00:42:32,680 Speaker 3: bit more balance. 751 00:42:33,160 --> 00:42:35,800 Speaker 2: Okay, what about Pisces. 752 00:42:36,440 --> 00:42:39,799 Speaker 3: Pisces right now? So they have Saturn right so they're 753 00:42:39,800 --> 00:42:44,160 Speaker 3: dealing with Saturn. Pisces when Saturn visits your sign, and 754 00:42:44,200 --> 00:42:46,160 Speaker 3: this may be true for all the mutable signs. So 755 00:42:46,239 --> 00:42:50,040 Speaker 3: like when we talk about Pisces, there's also Virgo, Sagittarius, 756 00:42:50,040 --> 00:42:53,440 Speaker 3: and then Gemini is the fourth one. When Saturn visits, 757 00:42:53,520 --> 00:42:56,880 Speaker 3: it's not really a fun time unfortunately. You know, Saturn 758 00:42:57,000 --> 00:42:59,440 Speaker 3: is like, you know, you gotta work, you have responsibilities. 759 00:43:00,080 --> 00:43:02,400 Speaker 3: So I think with Pisces right now, if you're not 760 00:43:02,440 --> 00:43:05,280 Speaker 3: having any fun, I'm sorry. I know it's because Saturn 761 00:43:05,400 --> 00:43:09,920 Speaker 3: is in your sign. But know that whatever you're working 762 00:43:09,960 --> 00:43:13,040 Speaker 3: on right now, whatever you're investing time and energy into, 763 00:43:13,719 --> 00:43:16,440 Speaker 3: this can be a wonderful time to really build yourself 764 00:43:16,520 --> 00:43:19,600 Speaker 3: up and make something of yourself, depending on what it is, 765 00:43:19,680 --> 00:43:23,279 Speaker 3: whether it's building a business or building more self confidence 766 00:43:24,040 --> 00:43:27,440 Speaker 3: or building better relationships, like whatever it is that you like, 767 00:43:27,680 --> 00:43:29,680 Speaker 3: I want to fix this. I want to change this. 768 00:43:29,760 --> 00:43:32,120 Speaker 3: I want to make this better, or I want to 769 00:43:32,160 --> 00:43:35,399 Speaker 3: succeed or I want to accomplish this. Saturn will help 770 00:43:35,440 --> 00:43:38,480 Speaker 3: you do that. But know that it's going to feel 771 00:43:38,600 --> 00:43:41,000 Speaker 3: like I don't want to do this work, but I 772 00:43:41,080 --> 00:43:43,480 Speaker 3: know that it is necessary. But know that when you're 773 00:43:43,520 --> 00:43:45,680 Speaker 3: done with Saturn, you're going to be in a much 774 00:43:45,719 --> 00:43:48,759 Speaker 3: better position than you are now. So that's the thing 775 00:43:48,880 --> 00:43:49,600 Speaker 3: to keep an eye on. 776 00:43:50,560 --> 00:43:52,680 Speaker 2: Okay, what about Aquarius. 777 00:43:53,440 --> 00:43:57,680 Speaker 3: Aquarius has Jupiter and Gemini in their fifth house, right, 778 00:43:57,840 --> 00:44:01,520 Speaker 3: Charis gets to have more fun this sh So when 779 00:44:01,520 --> 00:44:03,239 Speaker 3: we talk about the fifth house, this is an area 780 00:44:03,320 --> 00:44:05,560 Speaker 3: of a life for folks that have to do with 781 00:44:05,640 --> 00:44:12,000 Speaker 3: things like romance, creativity, love, pleasure, enjoyment, taking risks. So 782 00:44:12,080 --> 00:44:14,880 Speaker 3: when Dribridg gets to Semini, you might find you're going 783 00:44:14,960 --> 00:44:16,399 Speaker 3: to be having a little bit more fun, a little 784 00:44:16,400 --> 00:44:20,479 Speaker 3: bit more romance, maybe more creative inspiration. Sometimes this area 785 00:44:20,520 --> 00:44:22,879 Speaker 3: of life can also be connected to children, So maybe 786 00:44:22,920 --> 00:44:26,160 Speaker 3: there are Aquarians who are starting families this year, so 787 00:44:26,560 --> 00:44:29,720 Speaker 3: making an addition to the family. So yeah, I think 788 00:44:30,200 --> 00:44:33,680 Speaker 3: that this will be a little bit more joyful than 789 00:44:33,680 --> 00:44:35,640 Speaker 3: it may have been over the past couple of years. 790 00:44:35,920 --> 00:44:38,719 Speaker 3: And then you have Pluto Pluto going into Aquarius. So 791 00:44:39,000 --> 00:44:40,880 Speaker 3: for a lot of Aquarians, it's going to be like 792 00:44:41,680 --> 00:44:44,880 Speaker 3: the person that you were before versus the person that 793 00:44:44,920 --> 00:44:47,000 Speaker 3: you're becoming. It's going to be very, very different. So 794 00:44:47,040 --> 00:44:50,560 Speaker 3: you're undergoing like a total rebirth transformation, which can be 795 00:44:50,640 --> 00:44:51,320 Speaker 3: really exciting. 796 00:44:51,920 --> 00:44:54,040 Speaker 2: Okay, what about for Capricorn. 797 00:44:53,960 --> 00:44:59,719 Speaker 3: With Capricorn family, home and family are probably like the 798 00:44:59,719 --> 00:45:04,239 Speaker 3: big things right now coming up for Capricorns. Most Capricorns 799 00:45:04,239 --> 00:45:07,880 Speaker 3: that I know are very goal oriented people. Capricorn Capricorn 800 00:45:07,920 --> 00:45:11,080 Speaker 3: Rising mostly their goal oriented people. I know that when 801 00:45:11,120 --> 00:45:13,040 Speaker 3: you read about them, they'll talk about like how they 802 00:45:13,120 --> 00:45:15,920 Speaker 3: like work a lot, and they're very business oriented, business 803 00:45:15,960 --> 00:45:17,600 Speaker 3: savvy and things like that, and that can be true. 804 00:45:17,680 --> 00:45:21,040 Speaker 3: Not all Capricorns care about work at the end of 805 00:45:21,080 --> 00:45:23,520 Speaker 3: the day. It's more about caring about being the best 806 00:45:23,640 --> 00:45:26,200 Speaker 3: at whatever it is that they do, whatever they're passionate about, 807 00:45:26,239 --> 00:45:29,880 Speaker 3: and may not necessarily be connected to like work. But 808 00:45:31,000 --> 00:45:34,960 Speaker 3: when we talk about this year, Capricorns are being encouraged 809 00:45:34,960 --> 00:45:38,960 Speaker 3: to invest more in like family connection, building a support 810 00:45:39,040 --> 00:45:44,520 Speaker 3: system for themselves, maybe thinking about moving or relocating. That 811 00:45:44,560 --> 00:45:46,800 Speaker 3: could be a part of it. In terms of like home, 812 00:45:47,840 --> 00:45:51,000 Speaker 3: they could also be Capricorns also thinking about starting families, 813 00:45:51,520 --> 00:45:55,160 Speaker 3: but also too, I think above all and a lot 814 00:45:55,160 --> 00:45:58,160 Speaker 3: of Capricorns always do this, I think is paying more 815 00:45:58,200 --> 00:46:00,839 Speaker 3: attention to your emotional well being. That's going to be 816 00:46:01,320 --> 00:46:02,520 Speaker 3: huge for sure. 817 00:46:02,960 --> 00:46:08,960 Speaker 2: Okay, and then Sagittarius, Sagittarius, that's my sign, shout out 818 00:46:09,000 --> 00:46:10,000 Speaker 2: to my fellow sages. 819 00:46:10,280 --> 00:46:14,239 Speaker 3: So what do we got going on? Well, when we 820 00:46:14,280 --> 00:46:17,400 Speaker 3: talk about that Saturday and Pissy story, that's taking place 821 00:46:17,840 --> 00:46:20,600 Speaker 3: in a lot of sagt Sagi rizings in their home 822 00:46:20,600 --> 00:46:22,560 Speaker 3: and family zone. So a lot of sages might be 823 00:46:22,560 --> 00:46:26,120 Speaker 3: feeling like they have a lot more family obligations and 824 00:46:26,160 --> 00:46:29,680 Speaker 3: responsibilities right now, or like home related things happening with 825 00:46:29,960 --> 00:46:33,600 Speaker 3: their home or living situation that might be kind of stressful. 826 00:46:34,080 --> 00:46:38,120 Speaker 3: I think that for sages this is going to be 827 00:46:38,200 --> 00:46:42,319 Speaker 3: a time to kind of approach life more from a 828 00:46:42,360 --> 00:46:46,000 Speaker 3: place of planning versus just going with the flow. Because 829 00:46:46,000 --> 00:46:48,799 Speaker 3: as Sagittarians, like, part of our gift is that we 830 00:46:48,920 --> 00:46:50,719 Speaker 3: take risks and we just say like, all right, let's 831 00:46:50,760 --> 00:46:53,440 Speaker 3: just do let's just see. We're not a signed that 832 00:46:53,560 --> 00:46:57,000 Speaker 3: necessarily unless our chart says otherwise. But we're not necessarily 833 00:46:57,040 --> 00:47:00,320 Speaker 3: a sign that looks before we leap. So what's and 834 00:47:00,360 --> 00:47:03,200 Speaker 3: being in even with Jupiter and Gemini will be helping 835 00:47:03,280 --> 00:47:06,080 Speaker 3: us with regards to bringing in support and bringing in 836 00:47:06,160 --> 00:47:08,840 Speaker 3: help from other people because it'll be in our partnership 837 00:47:08,880 --> 00:47:11,960 Speaker 3: and relationship zone. So it can be an opportunity to 838 00:47:12,000 --> 00:47:15,280 Speaker 3: get more comfortable with asking for help or receiving support 839 00:47:15,280 --> 00:47:17,680 Speaker 3: from other people as opposed to like trying to do 840 00:47:17,760 --> 00:47:20,640 Speaker 3: everything on our own. But I think part of the 841 00:47:20,719 --> 00:47:22,640 Speaker 3: year is also going to be about like having a 842 00:47:22,680 --> 00:47:28,000 Speaker 3: plan for something, so being more thoughtful strategic about our 843 00:47:28,120 --> 00:47:31,800 Speaker 3: decisions and choices and thinking ahead versus just doing things. 844 00:47:31,560 --> 00:47:34,680 Speaker 2: In the moment. Got it. So you've given us so 845 00:47:34,760 --> 00:47:37,960 Speaker 2: much information, Mecca. As we wrap up twenty twenty three 846 00:47:38,000 --> 00:47:40,520 Speaker 2: and look into twenty twenty four, how can we take 847 00:47:40,560 --> 00:47:43,200 Speaker 2: some of the lessons from this year and use that 848 00:47:43,280 --> 00:47:45,200 Speaker 2: to kind of move into the new year. 849 00:47:45,400 --> 00:47:50,400 Speaker 3: Oh that's a great question. I think that one of 850 00:47:50,440 --> 00:47:53,440 Speaker 3: the things that keeps coming, like one of the phrases 851 00:47:53,440 --> 00:47:56,279 Speaker 3: like I get like sometimes like thinking phrases. I don't know, 852 00:47:56,400 --> 00:47:59,560 Speaker 3: maybe it's because I'm a gen X kid growing up 853 00:47:59,600 --> 00:48:03,000 Speaker 3: watching sitcoms and commercials, Like it just makes me think about, like, 854 00:48:03,040 --> 00:48:05,520 Speaker 3: you know, I always have like these pop culture phrases 855 00:48:05,600 --> 00:48:07,480 Speaker 3: or things that I've heard that I kind of use. 856 00:48:07,600 --> 00:48:09,719 Speaker 3: But the idea of like taking things one day at 857 00:48:09,719 --> 00:48:12,760 Speaker 3: a time, I think that that's probably going to be 858 00:48:13,640 --> 00:48:16,680 Speaker 3: really necessary in terms of getting through a lot of 859 00:48:16,680 --> 00:48:19,360 Speaker 3: the humps and hurdles and being able to take advantage 860 00:48:19,360 --> 00:48:23,200 Speaker 3: of like opportunities and new experiences that come our way. 861 00:48:24,200 --> 00:48:28,960 Speaker 3: I think that the downside of being steeped in internet 862 00:48:29,000 --> 00:48:32,279 Speaker 3: culture is that it makes everything so immediate, and we 863 00:48:32,360 --> 00:48:35,600 Speaker 3: get inundated with a lot of news and just seeing 864 00:48:36,480 --> 00:48:38,640 Speaker 3: all these different things that are happening all at one time, 865 00:48:38,719 --> 00:48:41,000 Speaker 3: and it can often lead to this feeling of helplessness, 866 00:48:41,200 --> 00:48:44,839 Speaker 3: like how can I do something to change if everything 867 00:48:45,000 --> 00:48:48,439 Speaker 3: is on fire all at one time? But I think 868 00:48:48,600 --> 00:48:51,600 Speaker 3: again that just speaks to what I've been talking about 869 00:48:51,640 --> 00:48:54,360 Speaker 3: before about like how this is going to take a village. 870 00:48:54,520 --> 00:48:57,600 Speaker 3: It's going to take a community for us all to 871 00:48:57,680 --> 00:49:01,800 Speaker 3: work together in our own individual ways to make change 872 00:49:01,840 --> 00:49:04,520 Speaker 3: wherever we can, in any way that we can, so 873 00:49:05,239 --> 00:49:09,120 Speaker 3: especially for black women, because oftentimes we're the first to 874 00:49:09,239 --> 00:49:12,680 Speaker 3: jump in when people need support and help, but we 875 00:49:12,719 --> 00:49:15,560 Speaker 3: don't always feel like we get that same support reciprocated. 876 00:49:16,320 --> 00:49:18,560 Speaker 3: And I know with a lot of different things going on, 877 00:49:18,719 --> 00:49:21,160 Speaker 3: both in our personal lives and also in the world 878 00:49:21,200 --> 00:49:23,440 Speaker 3: at large. It can feel really overwhelming to feel like, 879 00:49:23,440 --> 00:49:25,640 Speaker 3: oh God, Okay, here's another battle that I need to fight, 880 00:49:25,719 --> 00:49:28,200 Speaker 3: or here's another thing that I need to show up for. 881 00:49:28,880 --> 00:49:31,920 Speaker 3: But I think that again, taking that one day at 882 00:49:31,920 --> 00:49:34,600 Speaker 3: a time approach is going to be really helpful in 883 00:49:34,680 --> 00:49:39,480 Speaker 3: terms of maintaining our own sense of sanity and well 884 00:49:39,560 --> 00:49:42,439 Speaker 3: being right and just thinking about what is in within 885 00:49:42,480 --> 00:49:44,960 Speaker 3: your power to control, What do you have within your 886 00:49:45,000 --> 00:49:47,239 Speaker 3: power that you can do something about, whether it's within 887 00:49:47,280 --> 00:49:49,560 Speaker 3: your own life or for something for the greater good, 888 00:49:50,200 --> 00:49:52,920 Speaker 3: and not feel like you have to shoulder every single burden, 889 00:49:53,280 --> 00:49:56,480 Speaker 3: take up every single mantle that you come across. So 890 00:49:56,880 --> 00:49:59,920 Speaker 3: really taking your time, especially like I said, because Jupiter 891 00:50:00,040 --> 00:50:02,800 Speaker 3: will be in Gemini next year, and sometimes Gemini energy 892 00:50:02,800 --> 00:50:05,600 Speaker 3: can be very like a lot of things going on 893 00:50:05,640 --> 00:50:11,160 Speaker 3: at one time. So taking that slow, steady, pacing yourself approach, 894 00:50:11,200 --> 00:50:13,160 Speaker 3: I think is going to be really helpful for us. 895 00:50:13,200 --> 00:50:16,440 Speaker 2: All beautiful, Thank you so much for sharing all of that, Mecca, 896 00:50:16,920 --> 00:50:20,040 Speaker 2: So remind us where we can stay in contact with you. 897 00:50:20,080 --> 00:50:22,400 Speaker 2: I people want to work with you, get a reading done. 898 00:50:22,440 --> 00:50:24,840 Speaker 2: Where can we buy your books tell us all the information. 899 00:50:25,280 --> 00:50:28,319 Speaker 3: Sure, So you can find me at my website. It's 900 00:50:28,520 --> 00:50:31,600 Speaker 3: my life Created dot com and that's where you can 901 00:50:31,600 --> 00:50:34,840 Speaker 3: book a reading with me. You can also find my 902 00:50:35,239 --> 00:50:39,120 Speaker 3: social media handles on my website as well. I also 903 00:50:39,320 --> 00:50:42,919 Speaker 3: do monthly horoscopes for a Scape, so if you want 904 00:50:42,960 --> 00:50:45,319 Speaker 3: to check out what's happening from month to month, you 905 00:50:45,320 --> 00:50:49,600 Speaker 3: can check out my monthly scopes Thereandscape dot com. And 906 00:50:49,880 --> 00:50:52,759 Speaker 3: my books, which there is a couple of them. The 907 00:50:52,760 --> 00:50:55,840 Speaker 3: first one is Astrology for Happiness and Success, which is 908 00:50:55,880 --> 00:50:58,120 Speaker 3: out wherever books are sold. And then I also have 909 00:50:58,160 --> 00:51:01,399 Speaker 3: another book called the Astrology Journal for those of you 910 00:51:01,440 --> 00:51:04,600 Speaker 3: who are interested in journaling but also want to know 911 00:51:04,760 --> 00:51:07,319 Speaker 3: how the stars apply to you Like that's a really good, 912 00:51:07,400 --> 00:51:09,680 Speaker 3: like useful tool to use. And then I also have 913 00:51:09,719 --> 00:51:12,279 Speaker 3: adult coloring books for each of the zodiac signs that 914 00:51:12,280 --> 00:51:15,200 Speaker 3: you can also find as well. Yeah, that's where you 915 00:51:15,200 --> 00:51:16,560 Speaker 3: can find me perfect. 916 00:51:16,600 --> 00:51:18,160 Speaker 2: We will be short to include all of it in 917 00:51:18,200 --> 00:51:19,960 Speaker 2: the show notes. Thank you so much for spending some 918 00:51:20,000 --> 00:51:22,960 Speaker 2: time with us again today, Mecca. Thank you, I had 919 00:51:22,960 --> 00:51:30,160 Speaker 2: a pleasure, always a pleasure. Thank you. I'm so glad 920 00:51:30,200 --> 00:51:32,719 Speaker 2: Mecca was able to join us again for this episode 921 00:51:33,080 --> 00:51:35,240 Speaker 2: to learn more about her and the work she's doing. 922 00:51:35,719 --> 00:51:37,680 Speaker 2: Be sure to visit the show notes at Therapy for 923 00:51:37,760 --> 00:51:41,439 Speaker 2: Blackgirls dot com slash Session three three nine, and don't 924 00:51:41,440 --> 00:51:43,520 Speaker 2: forget to text this episode to two of your girls 925 00:51:43,600 --> 00:51:47,080 Speaker 2: right now. If you're looking for a therapist in your area, 926 00:51:47,280 --> 00:51:50,399 Speaker 2: check out our therapist directory at Therapy for Blackgirls dot 927 00:51:50,440 --> 00:51:53,800 Speaker 2: com slash directory. And if you want to continue digging 928 00:51:53,800 --> 00:51:56,760 Speaker 2: into this topic or just be in community with other sisters, 929 00:51:57,280 --> 00:51:59,400 Speaker 2: come on over and join us in the Sister Circle. 930 00:52:00,000 --> 00:52:02,440 Speaker 2: It's our cozy corner of the Internet designed just for 931 00:52:02,480 --> 00:52:05,640 Speaker 2: black women. You can join us at community dot Therapy 932 00:52:05,680 --> 00:52:10,200 Speaker 2: for Blackgirls dot com. This episode was produced by Frida Lucas, 933 00:52:10,320 --> 00:52:15,160 Speaker 2: Elise Ellis, and Zaria Taylor. Editing was done by Dennison Bradford. 934 00:52:16,280 --> 00:52:18,640 Speaker 2: Thank y'all so much for joining me again this week. 935 00:52:18,880 --> 00:52:21,480 Speaker 2: I look forward to continuing this conversation with you all 936 00:52:21,560 --> 00:52:25,040 Speaker 2: real soon. And before we wrap up today, I want 937 00:52:25,080 --> 00:52:27,960 Speaker 2: to share a special message from two very special guests 938 00:52:28,239 --> 00:52:30,680 Speaker 2: who I have the joy and honor of sharing the 939 00:52:30,760 --> 00:52:34,280 Speaker 2: microphone with for the last episode of every year. 940 00:52:35,160 --> 00:52:40,120 Speaker 1: Oh wasn't that a great Christmas yesterday? I hope y'all 941 00:52:40,160 --> 00:52:44,440 Speaker 1: all got some good times yesterday and got to Spamcoim 942 00:52:44,520 --> 00:52:48,000 Speaker 1: with your family, and then twenty twenty three go by 943 00:52:48,160 --> 00:52:52,480 Speaker 1: so fast it feels like yesterday was this July fourth. 944 00:52:52,880 --> 00:52:57,560 Speaker 1: Now we all should love Christmas and Santa, be kind 945 00:52:57,640 --> 00:53:01,879 Speaker 1: to everybody and speak up in speak out, and when 946 00:53:01,920 --> 00:53:06,200 Speaker 1: you're nervous to take a deep breath and embrace your feelings. 947 00:53:06,920 --> 00:53:11,440 Speaker 1: And then when you have courage this bring it all 948 00:53:11,480 --> 00:53:18,000 Speaker 1: out onto the stage. And we love everybody equally. You 949 00:53:18,040 --> 00:53:23,400 Speaker 1: should love your parents too, equally, So just walk it off, 950 00:53:23,800 --> 00:53:27,759 Speaker 1: don't listen to what other people say, and remember that 951 00:53:27,960 --> 00:53:34,440 Speaker 1: you are the one that you need. Happy New Years. 952 00:53:35,160 --> 00:53:36,600 Speaker 2: Would you like to see Jackson? 953 00:53:38,560 --> 00:53:38,960 Speaker 3: Well? 954 00:53:39,280 --> 00:53:42,400 Speaker 1: Over this past year, I've learned a lot not to 955 00:53:42,520 --> 00:53:48,080 Speaker 1: take something for granted. Like my dog. I thought Arlo 956 00:53:48,160 --> 00:53:52,200 Speaker 1: would live for ever, or at least until I'm getting 957 00:53:52,280 --> 00:53:57,359 Speaker 1: out of college, and then on a Wednesday in September 958 00:54:00,080 --> 00:54:08,360 Speaker 1: slept us and it was heartbreaking. So with that, remember 959 00:54:08,640 --> 00:54:12,160 Speaker 1: to spend the time with your loved ones because tomorrow 960 00:54:12,360 --> 00:54:18,680 Speaker 1: or three years from now, they might be gone. Merry Christmas, 961 00:54:19,320 --> 00:54:21,920 Speaker 1: Happy New Years. Love Jackson,